Australians have once again changed their Prime Minister and the newcomer is Scott Morrison.

Scott Morrison replaces former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who was fired by his party colleagues. They have chosen a new leader and so Australia has a new Prime Minister as this party won the last elections. That's how it works in Australia. As a reminder, the Australian Prime Minister acts as president in this country.

Scott Morrison's appointment could have negative consequences on LGBT rights as he is known to be a religious conservative.

He has campaigned against marriage equality and is in favor of a law protecting "religious freedom".

Rodney Croome, spokesman for LGBT group just.equal, expressed concern over the appointment.

“We're concerned that Mr. Morrison opposed marriage equality during the postal survey, and is a proponent of so-called religious freedom laws that would allow greater discrimination against LGBTI people,” he said.

“We hope Mr. Morrison will govern for all Australians, and not use 'religious freedom' as an excuse to erode equal rights and protections for LGBTI Australians. Our message to Mr. Morrison is that LGBTI people are Australians too,” he added. “As prime minister, he has a duty to look after our welfare and protect our rights along with all other Australians.”

A new election should be held in nine months to decide if Australians keep Morrison as their Prime Minister, although it's up to Morrison to decide when the election will take place.

Here is the most beautiful victory of the year! Australia has legalized marriage equality! Australian LGBT couples finally get official recognition of their unions.

It was an overwhelming victory. Last week, the Australian Senate passed the law that allows same-sex couples to marry by a 43-12 vote. And Thursday, the House of Representatives legalized marriage equality with only four votes against the bill. Applause echoed through the House after the vote.

Now marriage will be defined as "a union of two people."

The amendments protecting freedoms of speech and religion were all rejected. These issues could be discussed later according to The New Zealand Herald.

The government has appointed a panel to examine how to safeguard religious freedoms once marriage equality is a reality, starting in January.

The first same-sex weddings will begin in a month. It's necessary for Australian couples to give a full month's notice when they intend to get married.

There has been a lot of positive feedback as you can imagine. I would quote Penny Wrong, an openly lesbian senator, who simply said: "I am feeling happy."

It's also our feeling. We are so happy for you in Australia. I can tell you that there was a lot of emotion in the team when we heard the good news.

It was long, it was hard, but you did it after 22 attempts in Parliament since 2004. Congratulations !!!

Great news! 61% of Australians voted yes for marriage equality! You know it was a voluntary vote so it's great to see millions of people participating.

Australians are overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing marriage for same-sex couples. Only 38% of them voted against. These results confirm the surveys of recent years.

It was not a mandatory but a voluntary vote and yet 12.7 million Australians participated, or 79.5% of the population.

The results could have been even more positive. Some pro-equality people didn't participate considering that human rights shouldn't be put to a vote. This is their point of view. I think it was necessary to take part in it to make the vote yes even more widely. It also shows how much the Australians want equality for same-sex couples.

The yes is there and the LGBT community has celebrated it as it should. Scenes of jubilation erupted in Melbourne, the capital of the country, where had gathered hundreds of people.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the results were "unequivocal and overwhelming". Yep!

"They voted yes for fairness, yes for commitment, yes for love. And now it is up to us here in the parliament of Australia to get on with it, to get on with the job the Australian people asked us to do and get this done,” he said.

It wasn't a referendum but a request for opinion, so equal marriage is not a law yet.

Turnbull added that there would be a marriage equality law by Christmas.

I am suspicious of this kind of announcement from the Australian government. Every time, they tell us that it's going to happen, that they are in favor, and at the last moment they change their mind.

There is a bill that has been introduced, the debate has begun and there will be a vote soon.

For the first time, the things are now well under way. According to The Guardian, coalition parliamentarians, who were previously required to vote against marriage equality will now be given a free vote, Labor MPs are almost universally in favor and a majority of crossbenchers will also support the bill.

So that's super positive! We can estimate that there will be a favorable outcome to this vote.

What an excellent news to see millions of yes for marriage equality! We cross all our fingers for you in Australia.

The legend of country music Dolly Parton supports marriage equality in Australia.

The singer and musician of 71 years said on News quote his remarks

This is not the first time that the singer takes sides for LGBT rights. She has supported the egalitarian marriage of the United States since 2009. She also pleaded against the bill prohibiting access to bathrooms for trans people in North Carolina.

Already more than 10 million Australians took part in the plebiscite on the issue of marriage equality.

The government will announce the results in November.

Dolly Parton's support for marriage equality is one more support sent to LGBT Australians in the hope that their battle for equality ends with a victory.

In Australia, the debate on marriage equality continues pending the results of the plebiscite. Religious freedom is also a matter of great concern in this country. While the latter is often spoken of in a negative way, Reverend Ric Holland would like to have the religious freedom to celebrate same-sex weddings.

Indeed, Reverend Holland from the St Michael’s Uniting Church in Melbourne would like to be the first to marry same-sex couples.

He even said he campaigned with his parishioners to vote in favor of equal marriage.

He also installed a large rainbow sign to support marriage equality outside the church.

"I want St Michael's to be the first church to legally marry same-sex couples in Australia," he said.

"Marriage equality is important as it is simply natural justice for all people to be treated equally. The Church in Australia should be standing up for this human right loud and clear.

"The discrimination and marginalization experienced by the LGBTI population increase the risk of developing mental health issues and encourages community division.

"It is the churches' task to stand up for people who are marginalized; to be constructive rather than destructive and to break down barriers rather than build walls."

Back in Australia where things finally move a bit since the plebiscite on equal marriage will finally take place.

Indeed, the last time I spoke to you about Australia, the government had planned to hold a plebiscite: it would ask the Australians to give their opinion on a law without leading to a vote, unlike a referendum.

So this plebiscite is a voluntary mail-in ballot. Australian citizens are invited to vote for or against marriage equality by a voluntary ballot that they can deposit in mailboxes.

The ballots are expected before November 7 with results to be published later in November by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

A few weeks ago, Liberal Party tried to get a mandatory plebiscite, but that failed. Know that it would have cost more money and would have encouraged anti-gay campaigns, which many legislators did not want.

This plebiscite remains important. The government announced that if the results of the plebiscite is a yes vote in favor of marriage equality, then the government would introduce a bill in Parliament. Nevertheless, let's remain cautious. There is no legal obligation to abide by a vote and with the Australian government, one begins to get used to seeing it backtracking when it comes to marriage equality.

Pending the results, on August 26, a mass wedding will be held in Melbourne to protest against the lack of legalization of marriage equality in Australia.

Organized by Equal Love Melbourne, this mass wedding will take place 13 years after the Australian government amended the Marriage Act to prohibit same-sex marriages.

In a statement, the organizers said: "Australia is one of the few remaining Western countries in which LGBTI [people] are prohibited from marrying.

"Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull refuses to risk his leadership by standing up to the right-wing of his party on this important issue of civil rights, despite the majority of both houses of parliament supporting reform.

"Couples who would like to make a public declaration of their commitment are welcome to take part in the mass illegal wedding. Equal Love will be issuing marriage certificates to all couples who decide to mark this occasion by becoming illegally wed."

Australian bank ANZ has launched a new advertising campaign to show support for marriage equality.

"It's a simple and loving gesture to hold your partner's hand, however for fear of discrimination, and experiences in violence and abuse, the reality is that many in the community still don't feel safe," CEO of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardis Gras Terese Casu said.

A very nice way to change attitudes while the legalization of marriage equality is always at the center of the debates.

Australia has just launched a new advertising campaign to promote the equal marriage.

The Sydney advertising agency "The Royals" created the "It's Only Fair" campaign to calls on Australian politicians to "do their job" and "hold a parliamentary vote to make marriage equality legal".

One of the slogan chosen for this campaign is: "We can hold a life in our hands but we can’t ask for our partner’s hand". So we can see members of the LGBTQ community, including a nurse, a doctor, a veteran or a lifeguard, who show they are part of the society too.